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woodmann98
07-22-2008, 03:22 PM
one of my hives supersedure, so I put the frame and honey and pollin in a nuc. four days ago I checked the cells, and they are gone, so I asumed they hatched. today 7/22 I think I found the queen, she is small compared to other queens i've seen, she has bigger abdoman then the other bees in the hive, but smaller then the queens I have. not a drone rookie not sure what to do.

gingerbee
07-22-2008, 04:19 PM
She may be a virgin queen and hasn't mated yet. Or has just mated. Are there eggs?

I'd leave the hive alone and let her mate, check it again in a few weeks.